AMA Journal of Ethics^®

This article summarizes AMA Code of Medical Ethics' guidance about patient transfer practices and discharge planning.

Maya Roytman joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to ‘Turfing.’”

Robotic-assisted techniques demand enhanced team communication and feedback in operating room settings. 

Rohingya refugees experience poor health service integration exacerbated by absence of a formal written language.

Health professions education continues to emphasize team-based approaches to improving mutual respect and cultivating trust.

Dr Anne Graff LaDisa joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Erica Chou, Amy Zelenski, and Sara Lauck: “How to Use Improv to Help Interprofessional Students Respond to Status and Hierarchy in Clinical Practice.”

Several opinions consider interprofessionalism in health professions education and practice.

Lloyd Duplechan joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr David Sine: “Roles of Environmental Services Workers’ Wages and Status in Patient Safety.”

This article applies opinions to organizational obligations and interprofessional collaboration in health care.

Psychiatric aides and technicians are part of direct care workforces in inpatient units who are subject to high rates of violence but earn far less than higher-status clinicians.